Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1887-01-30
QUEEN WIGS SPEECH.


QUEEN WIGS SPEECH.
Hopes for General PacificAtlon Of Europe
A London dispatch If January 27tl
says Parlism-nt opened to-day. Fol
lowing is the Queens speech: M,
Lords and Geuil-men-My relation
with all foreign powers are friendly
A fairs IN southeastern Europe MT,
still unsettled. but [ do no; appr.h heue
that any disturbance Of tue Europ-sI
peace will result from the unsdjust.C
controversies which have arisen IN
that region. While deplofiug The
events which compelled Prince Alex
andtr to retire FROM the Bulgarian
throne. / have not thought IL expe.
dent tO interfere in the proceeding,
for the election II his successor unIII
they reach stage ut which my assent
~ required by The Berlin treaty. The
task undertaken by my government In
Egypt has not yet been acrompli,h shed
but n substantial advance has been
made toward sn assurance Of external
and internal tranquility. Operations
tn Burmsh have been conducted with
bravery and kill for the purpose OF
extirpaiiDg the brigsDdage which has
grown duiiIg recent years of misgov.
ernmeni. The hands of msrauders by
whom Upper Burnsh has long been
infested have been dispersed. many Of
the leaders have laid down their arms,
and | entertain confident hope that
tn. general VacIfication of the country
will be affected during the pres
ent season. Commercial treaties have
been concluded with Greece and
Rnumania.
"Tbe condition of Ireland still re.
quir-s your anxinus attention. Grave
crimes In that country have happily
been rarer In hp last few months than
during the similar period Of the pre-
crding year. but the relations between
the owners and occupiers Of the land,
which 10 early autumn exhibited signs
Of Improvement, have since been seri.
ously disturbed In -ome districts by
organized attempts tn incite the better
class to combine against the fulfill
meDt Of their legal obligations. Tn.
efforts o. the government 10 cope with
this evil have been seriously imped-d
by the difficulties incident to the
method at present prescribed by stat
ute for dealing with such offeuses.
Your early attention will be called 10
proposals for the reform of legal pro-
c-dure which seem necessary H. secure
prompt and Efficient administration OF
the criminal law"
bills for the improvement OF local
government in England and Scotland
will ne laid before you. Should the
circumstances render il possible, they
will be followed by measure dealing
with the same subject in Ireland. A
bill for improving and cheapeDing
the process Of private bill leg
islstion for England, Scotland
aud Ireland will be submitted
You will be asked to consider
measures having for their object the
removal OF hindrances which exists tC
the cheap and rapid transfer Of land,
to facilitate th provision of allot,neDts
for small househoulders and to provide
for the steadier sale of globe lands.
The commission which / Issued In 1885
To inquire into the lamentsble depres.
sion under which trade and sgricul.
ture have been suffering for many
years have presented a..valuable report,
which, with important evidence col.
lected, will be laid before you"
"A bill for altering the mode oflevy-
Ing tithes In England and Wales will be
submitted. With regard TO Scotland,
you will be asked TO consider measures
for The reform of the universities, for
completing the recent legislation as Ia
the powers Of the secretary Of s. ot-
land, and for amending the procedure
of the criminal courts. Measures deal
ing with the regulation Of railway
rates snd,preveutipg the fraudulent use
Of merchandise marks will be brought
under your consideration"
I'm the performance Of these and al
your momentous duties | earnestly
pray that the blessing Of Almighty
God may attend your labors."